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<blockquote data-quote="Capellan" data-source="post: 1497173" data-attributes="member: 6294">&quot;Space Tomb&quot; - Part 5The elevator doors open onto a corridor that is almost identical to the one they just left, except that one of the Egyptian murals has been replaced with a series of pictures.&quot;Interesting.&quot; Gustav examines the pictures, &quot;Zis seems to be ze story of a space traveller: see how ze fireball of ze first picture comes down from ze sky, and ze radiant figure emerges.&quot;&quot;Looks like he landed in Egypt, from all the pyramids.&quot; Fury muses, &quot;What do you make of this, Doc?&quot; the Captain points to a pair of small figures in the second picture.&quot;Zey are lying down, which could mean death or sleep.&quot; Gustav strokes his beard, &quot;and zey are shown within ze fireball.&nbsp; I zink perhaps zere were three of these star travellers, and zat two of them died in ze arrival on Earth.&quot;&quot;So the last one took off again, came here, and built a pyramid?&quot; S'Ondra prowls back and forth, obviously bored with picture-appreciation, &quot;What, he liked the architecture?&quot;&quot;I do not know why he would do zis,&quot; Gustav shrugs, &quot;But perhaps zere will be more complete records somewhere else.&quot;&quot;Is it possible this alien is still alive?&quot; Fury drops a hand to his atomic pistol, staring around with narrowed eyes.&quot;I do not zink it is likely.&nbsp; He would be thousands of years old, by now.&quot;&quot;And nothing else that's unlikely has happened today.&quot; It's a good job that Archie's speech chip doesn't include a sarcastic tone.&quot;There's a big set of doors up here.&quot; S'Ondra's restlessness has carried her further along the corridor, &quot;I say we go through them, and stop messing about with art appreciation.&quot;Fury and Gustav share a look, then the Captain shrugs, and the four space adventurers gather at the doors.&nbsp; These are large, unadorned, and each appears to be made of a single giant slab of stone.&nbsp; Fury gives a low whistle.&quot;Impressive.&quot;&quot;The ones at my father's palace on Venus are bigger.&quot; S'Ondra sniffs.&quot;Do you prefer big ones, Princess?&quot;Ignoring the Captain's question, S'Ondra presses her palms against the doors, and gives a testing push.&nbsp; Despite their size and weight, both doors move slightly at the pressure.&quot;Marvellous engineering.&quot; Gustav nods in approval, &quot;Ze counter-balance must be perfect.&quot;S'Ondra thrusts open the doors.Within is a great stone chamber, dozens of yards across.&nbsp; Each of the four walls is plain and unadorned.&nbsp; In fact, there is only one feature of any kind in the room: a metal dais at the centre, on which rests a huge block of cloudy white plastic.&nbsp; The block gives off a soft glow, which not only lights the room, but also reveals a dark, humanoid shape at its heart.&quot;Careful, Princess.&quot; Fury steps forward, drawing his weapon. &quot;It could be hostile.&quot;&quot;It's wrapped in plastic.&quot; S'Ondra sniffs. &quot;It's probably dead.&quot;&quot;Sensors report no life signs -&quot; Archie confirms, then pauses to whir in agitation, &quot;- correction.&nbsp; Life signs now being detected.&nbsp; Faint, but growing stronger.&quot;As the robot speaks, the light emanating from the plastic block fades: or rather, turns inwards, for as the room darkens, the block glows brighter and brighter.Finally, there is a pop, and then a hiss of escaping air, as the giant block spits in two.&nbsp; As the pieces draw apart, we get our first clear glimpse of the man - for he seems to be human - who lies within.&nbsp; He has stern features, softened by sleep, and thick, dark hair.&nbsp; Not truly handsome, at least in the traditional sense, he has a face which nonetheless draws and holds the eye.And then his own eyes open - dark eyes, old and knowing - and the man sits up.&quot;No sudden moves.&quot; Fury snaps, aiming his atomic pistol, &quot;Who are you?&quot;Staring calmly at the four adventurers, the man slowly rises to his feet, and steps down from the dais.&quot;Greetings, Earthlings.&quot; His voice has strength, and a mature timbre, &quot;I am Xinthon, of the D'Bari Alliance.&nbsp; Thank you for awakening me from my long sleep.&nbsp; I have need of your aid.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Capellan, post: 1497173, member: 6294"] [b]"Space Tomb" - Part 5[/b] The elevator doors open onto a corridor that is almost identical to the one they just left, except that one of the Egyptian murals has been replaced with a series of pictures. "Interesting." Gustav examines the pictures, "Zis seems to be ze story of a space traveller: see how ze fireball of ze first picture comes down from ze sky, and ze radiant figure emerges." "Looks like he landed in Egypt, from all the pyramids." Fury muses, "What do you make of this, Doc?" the Captain points to a pair of small figures in the second picture. "Zey are lying down, which could mean death or sleep." Gustav strokes his beard, "and zey are shown within ze fireball. I zink perhaps zere were three of these star travellers, and zat two of them died in ze arrival on Earth." "So the last one took off again, came here, and built a pyramid?" S'Ondra prowls back and forth, obviously bored with picture-appreciation, "What, he liked the architecture?" "I do not know why he would do zis," Gustav shrugs, "But perhaps zere will be more complete records somewhere else." "Is it possible this alien is still alive?" Fury drops a hand to his atomic pistol, staring around with narrowed eyes. "I do not zink it is likely. He would be thousands of years old, by now." "And nothing else that's unlikely has happened today." It's a good job that Archie's speech chip doesn't include a sarcastic tone. "There's a big set of doors up here." S'Ondra's restlessness has carried her further along the corridor, "I say we go through them, and stop messing about with art appreciation." Fury and Gustav share a look, then the Captain shrugs, and the four space adventurers gather at the doors. These are large, unadorned, and each appears to be made of a single giant slab of stone. Fury gives a low whistle. "Impressive." "The ones at my father's palace on Venus are bigger." S'Ondra sniffs. "Do you prefer big ones, Princess?" Ignoring the Captain's question, S'Ondra presses her palms against the doors, and gives a testing push. Despite their size and weight, both doors move slightly at the pressure. "Marvellous engineering." Gustav nods in approval, "Ze counter-balance must be perfect." S'Ondra thrusts open the doors. Within is a great stone chamber, dozens of yards across. Each of the four walls is plain and unadorned. In fact, there is only one feature of any kind in the room: a metal dais at the centre, on which rests a huge block of cloudy white plastic. The block gives off a soft glow, which not only lights the room, but also reveals a dark, humanoid shape at its heart. "Careful, Princess." Fury steps forward, drawing his weapon. "It could be hostile." "It's wrapped in plastic." S'Ondra sniffs. "It's probably dead." "Sensors report no life signs -" Archie confirms, then pauses to whir in agitation, "- correction. Life signs now being detected. Faint, but growing stronger." As the robot speaks, the light emanating from the plastic block fades: or rather, turns inwards, for as the room darkens, the block glows brighter and brighter. Finally, there is a [I]pop[/I], and then a hiss of escaping air, as the giant block spits in two. As the pieces draw apart, we get our first clear glimpse of the man - for he seems to be human - who lies within. He has stern features, softened by sleep, and thick, dark hair. Not truly handsome, at least in the traditional sense, he has a face which nonetheless draws and holds the eye. And then his own eyes open - dark eyes, old and knowing - and the man sits up. "No sudden moves." Fury snaps, aiming his atomic pistol, "Who are you?" Staring calmly at the four adventurers, the man slowly rises to his feet, and steps down from the dais. "Greetings, Earthlings." His voice has strength, and a mature timbre, "I am Xinthon, of the D'Bari Alliance. Thank you for awakening me from my long sleep. I have need of your aid." [/QUOTE]

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